Cadenza Audition OS
Applications, prescreens, jury scoring, candidate numbers, random draws, check-in, round advancement, decisions, and audit reports — in one system.
Built for the whole classical & jazz audition world
One platform from the first application to the exported audit report — no exports to a second system.
Create the audition cycle
Post the opening or admissions cycle; set requirements, deadlines, and fees.
Receive applications
Branded in-platform application form — no second system to export to.
Collect materials & recommendations
Repertoire, video/audio uploads, transcripts, and confidential recommendation letters.
Prescreen
Review submitted media and advance or eliminate — blind, if you choose.
Invite candidates
Move advanced applicants into an audition round.
Schedule & random draw
Candidates self-schedule into slots; a seeded, verifiable random draw sets the order.
Candidate & audition numbers
Each candidate gets a stable number and a per-round blind audition number.
Check-in
Front desk marks arrival, no-show, and ready — with a write-once arrival record.
Jury scoring
Panels score by number on any device, blind to identity when required.
Advance / not advance
Record results per candidate with a full, tamper-evident audit trail.
Next round
Carry advanced candidates forward; re-draw and re-number as needed.
Decision / offer / enrollment
Admit, reject, waitlist, send offers, and capture accept/decline.
Export the audit report
One pack: candidate register, draw verification, check-in log, scores, and decisions.
Application packets
In-platform applications with repertoire, media, transcripts, and custom questions.
Blind prescreen & review
Mask applicant identity until a decision is recorded — enforced server-side.
Jury scoring
Tokenized panels score by candidate number; scores keyed to identity, never to a name.
Provably-fair random draw
A seeded draw anyone can re-verify, with an append-only rerun history.
Candidate & audition numbers
Stable candidate numbers plus per-round blind audition numbers.
Check-in & advancement
Front-desk arrival/no-show tracking and per-round advance / not-advance results.
Self-scheduling
Candidates pick an available slot; double-booking is prevented at the seat level.
Audit report export
Candidate register, draw seed + verification, and a full state-change log as CSV.
The operations that turn an audition list into a running audition day. Each is labeled honestly — Live.
Applicant self-scheduling
Invited candidates reserve their own audition slot from your published windows.
Blind secure media review
Jurors and prescreeners see audition material with identity stripped at the API.
Audition audit report pack
One-click fairness proof for HR, boards, faculty, and unions.
Waiting-room / on-deck display
A privacy-safe lobby screen showing who is auditioning now and who is on deck — by number, never by name.
QR check-in
Candidates carry a QR audition pass; the front desk scans it (or searches by number) to mark arrival in one tap.
Jury tablet mode
A touch-first, one-candidate-at-a-time scoring view for an iPad on the panel desk — big tap targets, autosave, blind by number.
Institution-ready operations
Audition OS is organized around the people who have to make the day work: the manager, front desk, jury chair, and lobby team. Every role gets a focused surface instead of another spreadsheet.
Audition manager
One cockpit for listings, rounds, candidates, slots, the locked draw, advancement, result emails, and exports.
Front desk
A dedicated check-in roster for arrivals, no-shows, withdrawals, accompanist notes, and candidate pass lookups.
Jury chair
Tablet scoring by audition number with criteria, comments, autosave, and a clean path through each candidate.
Lobby team
A privacy-safe display that calls numbers only, with now-auditioning, on-deck, and room-status counts.
14-day launch plan
The path from claimed org to a running audition day is explicit and auditable.
The only platform that runs admissions, orchestra, opera, ballet, and festival auditions — and the box office and donor rails around them.
| Capability | Cadenza | Acceptd | YAP Tracker | Musical Chairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications & packets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
| Prescreen review | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | ✕ |
| Applicant self-scheduling | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Jury scoring | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | ✕ |
| Candidate / audition numbers | ✓ | ~ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Provably-fair random draw | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Round advancement | ✓ | ~ | ✕ | ✕ |
| School admissions auditions | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Orchestra auditions | ✓ | ✕ | ~ | ~ |
| Opera / ballet / festival | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ~ |
| Ticketing & donations | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| One musician profile across all | ✓ | ✕ | ~ | ✕ |
✓ first-class · ~ partial · ✕ not the focus. Competitor coverage is our best read of public product surfaces and may change.
Audition Day Pass
$299 one-time · 60 days
Run one full audition cycle without a subscription — applications, prescreening, the blind draw, candidate numbering, check-in, rounds, and jury scoring. The on-ramp below the annual plan.
Run one auditionFestival Admissions Pro
$12,000 per year
For festivals that need stronger automation across applications, reminders, reviewer workflows, jury scoring, status notifications, CSV transition support, webhooks, and launch operations.
Talk to usFull-service audition operations
From $18,000 per year
Cadenza helps configure the cycle, transition dry-run, reviewer setup, communications, automation queues, and launch operations when a buyer wants concierge support.
Plan the seasonFull-Service Audition Operations (from $18,000/yr): Cadenza helps configure and run your audition cycle.
Start a one-off audition with the $299 Audition Day Pass, or run the whole festival admissions season on Festival Admissions Pro.
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